Syobon Action vs Mine Runner K
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Syobon Action
Embark on a challenging platformer adventure where you play as a brave cat-emoticon to rescue a sacred artifact. Navigate a world filled with cunning traps and unexpected obstacles, requiring skill and logical thinking to overcome. Save the 2ch world from an evil chicken's manipulation.
- Jump and run gameplay
- Challenging traps and obstacles
- Multiple lives system
- Trial-and-error puzzle solving
- Parody of classic platformers
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The world of 2ch is in danger! The Muscular Evil Chicken has stolen the sacred artichoke from the great forum administrator. (`O '*) With the power of sacred artichoke, he tries to manipulate the peaceful emoticons inhabitants of 2ch for his evil purposes. "O (¯ - ¯ *) The only hope of salvation of the 2ch world lies in Syobon (`· ω · '), a young cat-emoticon. Syobon, with its multiple lives, is the only one who can challenge the power of the sacred artichoke and beat the muscular chicken. (〃 ^ ∇ ^) o You'll need to be careful and memorise a thousand traps that you face in your way. Only you and Syobon with his infinite lives can save the 2ch world. Syobon Action is a jump and run Game/Platforms parody of Super ***** Bros. But there are traps and nasty peculiarities which make the game more hard. A simple run and jump is not possible. Skill and a bit of imagination is needed here. The game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.
Mine Runner K
Navigate challenging levels, collect gold, and outsmart enemies by creating paths and using helpful items. Design your own levels with a powerful editor for endless gameplay.
- Collect gold
- Avoid enemies
- Create holes in the ground
- Use bombs and other objects
- 90 challenging levels
- Level editor for custom levels
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Collect all the gold in a level while avoiding the mummies that try to catch you. Levels will test your skills and make you think to solve them successfully. The character can make holes in the ground, to make their way across the stage and to deal with their enemies. You will find different objects like bombs that you can use to your advantage. You have 90 different levels, but if you want more, also provided a powerful level editor. Unleash your imagination with the endless possibilities offered by the editor, and do not stop playing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mine Runner K at 5.0 against Syobon Action's 4.1. Mine Runner K also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Syobon Action's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 33%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 3). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mine Runner K holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Syobon Action has 1.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Syobon Action's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mine Runner K's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, Mine Runner K every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Syobon Action | Mine Runner K |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gorka Ramirez Olabarrieta | Isaac Gallarzagoitia |
Customer experience
Syobon Action
Mine Runner K
Bugs and requests
Syobon Action
Reported bugs
4 issues- Impossible to complete certain levels
- Checkpoint resets and softlocks
- Enemies and obstacles behaving unexpectedly
- Controls not registering inputs properly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and game modes
- Easier difficulty options
- Level editor or creator
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
Mine Runner K
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Syobon Action
No in-app purchases
Mine Runner K
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Syobon Action free?
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